The benzodiazepine Midazolam mitigates the breathing defects of Mecp2-deficient mice

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-60

  Voituron, Nicolas ^a   Hilaire, Gérard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Breathing symptoms; GABA; Mecp2 deficient mice

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; MIDAZOLAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETT SYNDROME; SYMPTOM;

ANIMALS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MIDAZOLAM; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 79954599131     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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